LL Cool J put on a sizzling show Saturday night at Universal Orlando, complete with female fans all over the stage and the 40-year-old rap icon taking a couple breathers on his backside to recover from the steamy weather.

But the packed house, which spilled into the streets of the theme park, didn't care about the breaks the Brooklyn-native kept getting back up despite the blows.

LL provided his own knockout blow with an energetic rendition of "Mama Said Knock You Out" toward the end of the set, coming on the heels of the rapper holding his head in his hands while sitting on a perch in front of his turn-table artist. He looked like he was down for the count, but he began to reminisce about "where it all started" and bounced to his feet as the beat started. It sent the crowd into a frenzy, with young and old belting out the lyrics.

LL's humor was entertaining all night, from claiming he felt like a pan of corn bread when he got overheated to ribbing his management team on stage that the concert must be "sponsored by the AARP" after much of the crowd cheered for being born before 1975. But, right on target, LL told the crowd he was determined to make it one, gigantic party and broke out numerous covers of popular old rap songs.

From Run DMC to Cypress Hill to Naughty by Nature to Jam Master J, LL handed most vocal duties over to the crowd, but continuously asked stage videographers to turn the camera on the crowd to give them a chance to see themselves on the big screens that book-end the stage.

From the calls for female fans to join him on stage for three different songs, to trotting out friends from the sidestage during others, LL integrates those around him to create a better performance.

And, it was an on-site lesson LL's new protégé that was introduced to Orlando mid-way through the set. Luther "Squeak" Jackson won a contest at Boomdizzle.com, a site that LL owns and promotes, beating out thousands of other contestants in a vote-off from fans. By winning the contest, Jackson won the opportunity to perform live at an LL concert as well as record a single. "My Dreams" got the crowd going immediately, with Jackson showing off LL-type interaction with the fans, climbing down into the pit and shaking the hands of everyone in the front row.

But, the "old man" proved that things do get better with age. And that ladies, young and old, still love cool James.